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  • Why Have Your Cell Phone Data Forensically Extracted?

    Why Have Your Cell Phone Data Forensically Extracted?

    There are many reasons an individual, attorney or a company would request an extraction from a device. An accusation of cheating on your spouse or even worse you suspect your spouse of being unfaithful can likely be addressed by analyzing cellular user data. More than likely there is sufficient evidence on of your cellular devices…

  • Are You Being Watched? GPS vs. Cell Phone Spyware vs. Listening Devices

    Are You Being Watched? GPS vs. Cell Phone Spyware vs. Listening Devices

    Debi called to ask that her vehicle be checked for an unauthorized GPS unit. She admits that she has been sneaking around behind Tom’s back (her boyfriend) but it was because she was planning a special birthday event for him. Tom’s best friend, Ryan, let it slip that Tom told him she was at a…

  • Decrease Threats by Reducing Vulnerability to Cell Phone Spy

    Decrease Threats by Reducing Vulnerability to Cell Phone Spy

    Let’s talk cell phone spyware detection. Remember this number: 95%. McAfee estimates that’s the percentage of malware ever devised that has been created in the past year. And, the amount of malware detected by them increased 44% last year, too. Those are dismal numbers that illustrate the growing threat to online security. Many of the…

  • 2 Secrets to Criminal Defense Using Cell Phone Forensics

    2 Secrets to Criminal Defense Using Cell Phone Forensics

    Teachers are always encouraging school children to look for patterns – that’s because patterns are so revealing. And it’s not only true in math and science; it’s true in investigations, too. No. 1 Secret – Patterns Tell a Story in Mobile Phone Analysis With years of experience in the field, the investigators at know how…

  • Cell Phone Forensics Might be the Best Defense

    Cell Phone Forensics Might be the Best Defense

    Cell phone forensics at is more than mobile phone forensic analysis. It can include mobile phone spyware detection or cell phone hack detection and sim card forensics, but it includes many other aspects when it comes to defense in a criminal case. For instance, to provide admissible evidence to support a defendant, we employ a…

  • Who is Safe from a Mobile Spy?

    Who is Safe from a Mobile Spy?

    In a recent discussion with one of the cellphone experts at , I learned that the Blackberry is probably the least “hackable” phone out there. A cell phone forensic analysis can include what is called a password bypass. In fact, we have been asked to uncover passwords that had been lost or forgotten. That is…

  • Cell Phone Forensics Investigation Calls for Expertise and Experience

    Cell Phone Forensics Investigation Calls for Expertise and Experience

    Cell phone investigation and cell phone forensics requires a growing body of knowledge – and experience is becoming more and more important. The main reason is the continual progress in technology advancements. One aspect is the evolution of cell phones and operating systems. As a cell phone consumer you may think there are only a…

  • Is Your Employee’s Phone a Mobile Spy Leaking Your Business Secrets?

    Is Your Employee’s Phone a Mobile Spy Leaking Your Business Secrets?

    All you have to do is sit in a coffee shop or lunchtime dining spot to hear that sensitive business information is being discussed. It may not be about a top secret merger or a hot new product, but information about how a company does business and who their customers are is bantered about in…

  • Cell Phone Spying is Infiltrating Daily Life of the Average Citizen

    Cell Phone Spying is Infiltrating Daily Life of the Average Citizen

    Whether you like Anderson Cooper or not, he is part of the mainstream media and the topics he covers are often timely and informative. He had two women on his television program in the fall who revealed their husbands had spied on them through their cell phones. The incidence of cell phone spying has grown…

  • Either Way, Cell Phone Forensics Uncovers the Facts

    Either Way, Cell Phone Forensics Uncovers the Facts

    I recently wrote about computer rental retailers that were caught illegally watching lessees’ activities and gathering data through computer monitoring software meant to keep track of rented computers. That sort of monitoring is illegal, but there is another type of monitoring that may fall into a gray area. Parents are monitoring their children’s cell phone…